Foldable display-holder.



l 30 between the said back and front; and to PATENT orifice.,

WILLIAIVI J. SCHERER, OT ROCHESTER, NEW-YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 25, 1.911.- Serial No. 651,099.

Be it known that l, VILLIAM J. Scusami,

a citizen of the United States, residing,l at

ochester. in the county ot Monroe and State ot eiv York, have inventedcertain nem' and useful Improvements in Foldable Display-Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relateso fnldable display lo receptacles for articles ofmerchandise, and

pertains especially to a foldahle cardboard hanger, easel. or stand forholding and diS- i piayingpaclrages and articles whence .the

same are dispensed or-sold. l

5 Theobject, of the invention is to provide y a toldable holder, forvarious articles ot merchandise, having such novel and peculiarconstruction and arrangement of parts as to he t'olded fiat when not inuse` and to be unfolded in suclrmanncr as to forni a plurality of openfront. article holders for displaying the same.

A 'still further object of the invention is to provide a foldable holderfor displaying articles of merchandise, such holder coniprising a back,and a. front having portions tifs-erect partially cut out, in a specialmain ner, saidportions beingr 'attached to the back, g forming terracedonstepped shelves;

furnish means for holding a display sample of such articles.

A f In the accompanying drawings forming part of this applicationz-Figure l is 'a perspcctive view of a holder embodying this invention,and showing the application thereof fr r aistore case or counter. Fig.EZ is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken through one set of theguards. Fig. 3 is 4o a :iront view of the device in folded position.Fig. 4 is a cross section taken on the plane indicated by the dottedline X-X Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a front'view, partly broken ayvay, showingthe device in open position, with side guards. Fig. 6 is afi-ont view ofa modification, partly broken away.

The same reference mmerals denote the same parts throughout the severalviens of the drawings.

ln carrying out my invention I employ n back board l composed preferablyof cardboard having an o velet 2, for hanging the holder, and providedwith a foldable sapport 3, for standing' the saule in easel form:

and a front board 4, preferably composed of cardboard and having top andbottoml panels for advertising the article or articles displayed. Thefront board 4 has a plutoin of the openings Where the said portions arefoldable (on the dotted lines .Af- A) inwardly to form terraced supportsor rests 6, for holding articles of merchandise. The

Patented Dec. 12, 1911.

, ralityof display openings 5 formed therein by cutting the board so asto sever the out portions from the board except at the botcut outportions are oldable on the-dotted lines B--B to form a flange 7, whichis secured to the back board 1. The openings V5` are separated bylongitudinal panels 8, and vertical panels 9. One or more edges of theopenings 5 have awing or ear 10cut from the supports 6of the. board 4,so that sach 'I ,Wings or ears project into the openings? 5,

and thereby formk guards to prevent the'- articles or display' samplesfrom falling or slippingr outwardly through the openings 5,. For thepurpose of holding a. sample card;

or display envelop 11, of the goods sach medicinal powders 12, I providethelinner side of the board with flexible strips vi3,

openings 5, so as to permit the top of the disof the display resting onthe supports 6 and against the guards 10, whereby the .display is ,heldflush with the openings 5, and-.may not be disturbed or displaced infilling the receptacles 14, and in vending the articles Referring to themodification shown in Fig. t5, a vertical panel i5 separate the openingslo in the iront. board 17, and said open- '80. which overlap the upperportion of the..

ings are special-ly shaped for display'iing bottles or cartons supportedby the terraced rests 18'. of the front. hoard, which rests are attachedto the back boards 19.A The side edges of the openings 16 are providedWithguards 20, vand the bottom-edge is provided `with a central guard21. Said guards beingformed by cutting out the rests 18 from the fronthoard 17. v

It will he seen that the space betweeathe back and front boards isdivided into sepa.- rate and independent article receptacles, and' thatthe articles may be placed and removed at .either edge of the saidboards, without displacing the display samples.

'It is obvious that the two boards are connected together b v attachingthe iiaps or flanges 7 to the hack hoard so that the boards will overlapeach other at the top les edges of the boards are in position eitherforstanding 1n easel form or for hanging.

The boards maybe adjusted so as to vary the space therebetween accordingto the size of the article or articles, or the number of the samecontained. therein.

It will be understood that the display openings may he of any number,shape, and size desired or as occasion may demand; and that the `guardsmay .be of any number, shape and size desired.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself in the applicationofthe invention, nor to-any particular articles of merchandise capableof being held therein for parposes of display and vending. l

Having 'thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure 'oy Letters Patent is l 1. A foldable display holder `forarticles of merchandise, comprising a hack hoard, a`

fon't board, and foldable cut out portions Aof the f ront board attachedto the back board for oldably connecting said boards together andforming means for supporting articles of merchandise between the boards.

AA foldable display holder for articles of merchandise, comprising a'nach board, a front-board having display cut outs therein, terracedsupports formed by such cut out portions and having a fiap or iiangesecured to the baci: board for connecting the boards together so as toform a plurality of Lerraced receptacles having open ends and :in

a A foam@ display holdm; for :t1-unc.-

of merchandise. compri ing :l hack hoard, a iront hoard, folflahleportions partially ont away from the' l'ront board'to forni displayopenings and projecting imvardly from this hoard and attached to thehack hoard, and guards projecting from the front hoard into theopenings.

4. A foldahle display holder for articles of mei.'':handise, comprisinga hawk board, a front hoard, foldahle portions partially eut away fromthe front hoard and projecting inwardly from this board and attached tothe back hoard` and a guard projecting from .the uncut edge of saidportions into the openings left by such porthins.

A foldihle display holder for articles of merchandise, connirising ahaelt hoard, a

front'board having display out outs therein, Y terraced supports formedby such cut' out together so as to form a plurality of terracedreceptacles having open ends and an open front, and sample holdingguards projecting from the front board into said eut outs.

- In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

' WILLIAM J.- SCHERER.

lVitnesses:

lV. I. Buimrrr,

T. I". KEARNEY.

